PORT OF FOXTON.

Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 33, 20 December 1878, Page 2

PORT OF FOXTON.

AUItIYEI). - Do. ember IS— Jnno Douglas, ss, 75 ton?, Fruser, f (<m Wellington. Passengers: Cabin — Mis'o3 Ailan, Nie-liol's, Pinko, MfH>iM Wliito, I'.iiiib.", tiny, Font on, May-v.-::r.J r Si'".irs lVa!«< (2), Soloman, Holster, Mill F.lKirey. L'Mdol!, ■' -{,'01:1. BAIL,£"I>, December 10— Jane Douglas, bb, 75 tons. Eraser, for Wellington. Passen&ers : Cabin — Miss Feck, Mr Schultzo. Liddell, agent. IMPORTS. Per Jano Douglas — 10 pkgs, Thompson ; 1 pkg, Liddell ; 00 sacks malt aud 2!).') pkgs oilier consignees. EXI'OKTS. Per Jane Douglas — 19 sacks potatoes, Osborno ; 17 bales wool, G pkgs, and C43ft tiinbci", otht r consignees. The s.s. J-.ine Donglis left Wellington nt 8.00 on Tuesday evening, and readied Kupiti at 4 o'clock next morning ; left afrHiii nt 9, ami arrived nt Foxtou at 1 o'clock simc d:iy. Experienced fresh X.TC. winds -to K'ipiii, thence li if ht N. und smooth sou. The Dwnijhts sailed again for Weilimjton at 4 o' chick yesterday morning. Tho steamers Tui and Jane Do.i»las, from Wellington, are expecttd to arrive in port to morrow. The ship Yn:i Diemon sailed from GT-nves-md for Wellington on October 22, the Duke «»f Athol fiom fjhisgov on Ortolvr ::!), Kstellt from Liverpool October L'B, Ueatriee November 3

11. .M.5. Cormorant, the new vessel of war, one of the seven or eight of the snrae class to be aided tv the. '»ri ! ish fleet, is designed for nn unarinored e»-uiser, drawing little water, to 1 c ablt; to nlu into shallow bays and creeks. Tho hull is of composite structure, having considerable strength combined witli ligh'iioss. The length between peipendii-ulns i> 170 f t; Ih' 1 ixtieme bi-fadtn, :.fift lin; the dr;:U!r!;t forward is 13ft 4 in, and 15it flin aft ; "ilie total d!sI'lacement is 11 '-'<7 t«-ns. 'I ho engines are c.f 900 hoi sc- power indioatt-d, and the vessel has n speed of thvni knots nn hour. She carries six guns, namely, two revolving guns of 4£ tens weight, aud four six t'lid a half pounders. Her eonipk-ment of men is 141.